Friday, August 8, 2014

Energy News Digest for August 8, 2014


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Utilities Struggle to Control Appetites in Energy-Hungry Marijuana Industry (E&E Publishing)

Millions of Fraser River Salmon Head for Waters of British Columbia Mine Disaster (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Analyst: Cap-And-Trade Will Push Gas Prices Up as Much as 20 Cents (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

Montana’s John Walsh Quits U-S Senate Race (Politico)

What Are Memes & Virality? (Mashable Explains)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Utilities Struggle to Control Appetites in Energy-Hungry Marijuana Industry
  • Late-Summer Flows Could Sideline Rock Island Dam
  • Woman Dies When Vehicle Rolls, Crashes into Vancouver, Washington Substation
  • Record Hot July Caused Power Usage to Peak around the Region
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Reports Growth in Power Sales, Revenues
  • For the Record: Obama on Tennessee Valley Authority
  • FERC Commissioner Norris Resigns
  • Nukes: Texas County of 95 Sees Opportunity in Toxic Waste
  • Moody’s Seeks Comment on Proposed Methodology for Rating Municipal Utility Revenue Bonds
  • Mission Impossible? DOE Aims to Develop National Energy Plan by January 2015
  • Millions of Fraser River Salmon Head for Waters of British Columbia Mine Disaster
  • Official Says Public Shouldn’t Pay for British Columbia Spill
  • Coastal Salmon Fishing is Red Hot Right Now
  • Corps of Engineers Extends Comment Period on Columbia River Cormorant Proposal
  • Olympic National Park Issues Mountain Goat Warnings
  • Thousands of Stranded Fish Rescued in Dry Nevada
  • Next to Newborn Daughter
  • Wyoming Board Gives Key OK for Carbon County Wind Farm
  • SolarCity’s Loss Widens as Rooftop Power Installations Climb
  • Michigan: Want to Generate Your Own Electricity? Qualifying Homeowners Are Even Reselling Excess Energy
  • Analyst: Cap-And-Trade Will Push Gas Prices Up as Much as 20 Cents
  • Mason General Receives “Most Wired” Hospital Award
  • Missoulians Welcome Broadband Similar to Butte’s
  • Study: Google-Powered Starbucks Wi-Fi Faster Than AT&T
  • AOL Still Makes Most of Its Money Off Millions of Dial-Up Subscribers
  • What Are Memes & Virality?
  • Google to Prioritize Secure Websites
  • Facebook to Acquire Internet Security Company PrivateCore
  • Microsoft’s First Website from 1994 Looks Delightfully Ancient Today
  • Monkeys Take ‘Selfies,’ Sparking Copyright Dispute
  • Montana’s John Walsh Quits U-S Senate Race
  • Senator Tim Sheldon Survives Primary as Couture Concedes in Costly 35th District Race
  • How Amazon is Winning Influence in Washington, DC
  • Watergate 40 Years Later: What is Watergate?
  • Child’s Body Found: Jenise Wright Investigation Shifts Focus
  • Governor Inslee Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Washington State Wildfire Victims
  • Lake Cushman Tax Payers Want Mason County Action, Now!
  • Thieves Target Heavy Machinery Worth Thousands
  • The Evergreen State? Indeed. Washington Residents Smoke a Lot of Pot
  • Teens on the Phone While Driving? Most Are Talking to Parents
WORD OF THE DAY

Ichthyomania • \ick-thee-oh-MANE-ee-yah/ • Noun - An excessive fascination with fish.

Ichthyomancy 1. Divination by means of the heads or entrails of fishes. 2. Divination by examining the heads and/or entrails of fish for prophetic signs or processing the next fish caught.

Bradford was in heaven. As a rabid ichtyomnaniac, working in the fish processing plant let him play with his semi-frozen charges as if they were ventriloquist dummies. Hi Folks! He would exclaim while working the little fish mouths at lunch. It was when he started using ichthyomancy in an attempt to predict the annual salmon runs in the Columbia River that his co-workers started to avoid him like week-old chum.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Utilities Struggle to Control Appetites in Energy-Hungry Marijuana Industry (E&E Publishing)

Late-Summer Flows Could Sideline Rock Island Dam (Renewables Biz)

Woman Dies When Vehicle Rolls, Crashes into Vancouver, Washington Substation (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Record Hot July Caused Power Usage to Peak around the Region (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Tennessee Valley Authority Reports Growth in Power Sales, Revenues (Electric Co-op Today)

For the Record: Obama on Tennessee Valley Authority (American Public Power Association)

FERC Commissioner Norris Resigns (American Public Power Association)

Nukes: Texas County of 95 Sees Opportunity in Toxic Waste (NY Times)

Moody’s Seeks Comment on Proposed Methodology for Rating Municipal Utility Revenue Bonds (American Public Power Association)

Mission Impossible? DOE Aims to Develop National Energy Plan by January 2015 (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Millions of Fraser River Salmon Head for Waters of British Columbia Mine Disaster (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Official Says Public Shouldn’t Pay for British Columbia Spill (Associated Press)

Coastal Salmon Fishing is Red Hot Right Now (Everett Herald, WA)

Corps of Engineers Extends Comment Period on Columbia River Cormorant Proposal (Wahkiakum Eagle, Skamokawa, WA)

Olympic National Park Issues Mountain Goat Warnings (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Thousands of Stranded Fish Rescued in Dry Nevada (Associated Press)

Seattle Father Catches Big King in San Juans, Poses It Next to Newborn Daughter (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wyoming Board Gives Key OK for Carbon County Wind Farm (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

SolarCity’s Loss Widens as Rooftop Power Installations Climb (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Michigan: Want to Generate Your Own Electricity? Qualifying Homeowners Are Even Reselling Excess Energy (Ann Arbor News, MI)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Analyst: Cap-And-Trade Will Push Gas Prices Up as Much as 20 Cents (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mason General Receives “Most Wired” Hospital Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Missoulians Welcome Broadband Similar to Butte’s (Montana Standard, Butte)

Study: Google-Powered Starbucks Wi-Fi Faster Than AT&T (Broadband Reports)

AOL Still Makes Most of Its Money Off Millions of Dial-Up Subscribers (Washington Post)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

What Are Memes & Virality? (Mashable Explains)

Google to Prioritize Secure Websites (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Facebook to Acquire Internet Security Company PrivateCore (Reuters)

Microsoft’s First Website from 1994 Looks Delightfully Ancient Today (Gizmodo)

Monkeys Take ‘Selfies,’ Sparking Copyright Dispute (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Montana’s John Walsh Quits U-S Senate Race (Politico)

Senator Tim Sheldon Survives Primary as Couture Concedes in Costly 35th District Race (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

How Amazon is Winning Influence in Washington, DC (Christian Science Monitor)

Watergate 40 Years Later: What is Watergate? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

Child’s Body Found: Jenise Wright Investigation Shifts Focus (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Governor Inslee Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Washington State Wildfire Victims (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Lake Cushman Tax Payers Want Mason County Action, Now! (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Thieves Target Heavy Machinery Worth Thousands (Everett Herald, WA)

The Evergreen State? Indeed. Washington Residents Smoke a Lot of Pot (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Teens on the Phone While Driving? Most Are Talking to Parents (Northwest Cable News)

DIVERSIONS

Peter Frampton Throws Fan’s Cell Phone During Concert

George Harrison Explains Why Everyone Should Play the Ukulele

Here’s How to Explore the Moon & Mars in Google Maps

High-Priced Fish Heist: Thieves Steal More Than 40 Koi from Wenatchee Café

SONG OF THE DAY

Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Full Version)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.